John McEnroe #3 def. Tom Gorman #63

6-2 6-4 6-1

John McEnroe defeated Tom Gorman 6-2 6-4 6-1 in the 1979 US Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeTom Gorman
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jan 19, 1946
Age2033
Height180 cm180 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)363
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2681,789
Current career W-L835–191415–291
Current career earnings$12,552,132$10,000
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe #3 1 0 Tom Gorman #63

Path

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Lloyd (w/o)WMatch dataSep 3, 1979R32
Ilie Nastase #236-4 4-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1979R64
Pavel Slozil #556-1 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1979R128

John McEnroe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eddie Dibbs #112-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 1979QF

Tom Gorman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hank Pfister #444-6 6-4 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1979R32
Terry Rocavert 6-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1979R64
Charlie Owens #626-2 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1979R128